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Internet Archive Launches a Commodore 64 Emulator (hardocp.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the browser-friendly dept.

The Internet Archive has launched a free, browser-based Commodore 64 Emulator with over 10,500 programs that are "working and tested for at least booting properly." Interestingly, the emulator comes just before the launch of Commodore's own C64 Mini. "It's based off the VICE emulator version 3.2, which is a triumph of engineering," adds HardOCP.

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  1. Memories by sgtron · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I browsed through the collection and a lot of those titles certainly brought back memories. I'm 50. I'm sharing with my father who spent many hours with me as a kid teaching me how to program in basic on our humble Commodore 64.

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    No todo lo que es oro brilla
  2. Jeri Ellsworth by Xenna · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Didn't she create something like the C64 mini as long ago as 2004?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  3. Commodore's Own? by JPeMu · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Although I do find the C64 Mini an interesting project, is it really accurate to call it "Commodore's own"? Their Indiegogo page actually seems to confirm that:

    "Disclaimer – Retro Games Ltd, THEC64(tm) are in no way associated with Commodore Holdings B.V. THEC64(tm) have not been prepared, approved, or licensed by Commodore Holdings B.V in any way and are not licensed to use the Commodore(R) name or 'Chicken Head' logo. The Commodore Roms, BIOS and THEC64(tm) form factor are officially licensed from Cloanto https://cloanto.com/"

    As far as I was aware only the software is licensed, and it's nothing to do with Commodore Holdings B.V. who own the Commodore brand name?